<p>Right now I'm at the University of Black Hills State, and I want to transfer to a good college. I'm sitting at a GPA of 3.1, with no extra-curricular activities and a poor ACT score. </p>
<p>I'm wondering if I retook some courses and got my GPA up to a 3.5 and received at least a 29 on the ACT (which I'll be retaking here in the summer), would it be enough to get accepted? </p>
<p>I think the only disadvantages I have are no extra-curriculars and no other type of noted involvement under my belt.</p>
<p>MatthewHD…I think if you’re hoping to transfer directly into Carlson you may find it very challenging. Depending on how many college credits you’ve completed, the requirements and review factors change. For instance, they only consider your ACT/SAT scores and high school rank if you have fewer than 26 college credits. More than 26 and they’ll look at your college GPA as the primary consideration. In either case, a secondary criteria is EC’s (particularly involving your intended course of study). Here are a couple of links to the requirements page and the profile of admitted transfers from this past fall. Carlson looks like the toughest school to transfer into requirements wise. Good Luck!!</p>
<p><a href=“http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/trans_requirements.html[/url]”>http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/trans_requirements.html</a></p>
<p>[Transfer</a> Academic Profile](<a href=“http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/academics/trans_profile.html]Transfer”>Transfer Admission Information by College | Office of Admissions)</p>
<p>So they don’t consider a good ACT score -at all- if you submit one if you are above 26 credits? I figured it would at least be a bonus to have on there for when they are choosing between applicants who have the same GPA’s.</p>
<p>^I would guess they might take a look at it as a secondary review factor, but it probably won’t carry the same weight as it would if you were coming straight out of high school entering as a freshman. That’s just my guess based on what’s on their website though. Based on the transfer GPA data for the fall 2010 admits, it looks like Carlson had the highest average GPA. Keep working hard and give it a shot though. Not sure how hard it is to transfer into Carlson once you’re at U of Minn, but you might be able to get your foot in the door at one of the other colleges then transfer to Carlson once you’ve shown a solid U of Minn GPA.</p>
<p>^Actually, towards the bottom of the Transfer Requirements page is a link to specific college requirements, and it looks like Carlson requires 30 or more semester credits and requires your high school transcript and ACT/SAT scores. Apparently they’ll look at more than the general transfer requirements. Here’s the link.</p>
<p>[Transfer</a> Admission Requirements - Carlson School of Management](<a href=“http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/csom.html]Transfer”>http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/csom.html)</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply Wolverine. </p>
<p>It’s pretty much all math classes that are killing my GPA. I need Calc. as a requirement to be eligible to transfer, and I barely got through college algebra with a D. So, I’ll be retaking that course to refresh my memory and really study hard at it and shoot for an A. </p>
<p>Do you think I should bother retaking Comp 1. which I got a C on? In Comp. 2 I received an A for my final grade. I’m not sure how it would look to be retaking those easier classes to bump my GPA, rather than just continue on with my studies. Right now I’m going half-time for college algebra and Biology.</p>
<p>^I guess it would depend on whether or not you’ve met the other requirements for transfer to Carlson. I believe it also says you’ll need macro and microeconomics, so you might be better off planning for those courses if you haven’t taken them already and trying to make the best grades possible in those required courses. I would think that would make more of an impression on the admissions folks, and if nothing else your improvement from Comp 1 to Comp 2 shows an upward trend in grades. It all depends on how much time you have prior to applying for transfer to get the requirements done. I’d suggest calling the number listed for Carlson and ask them the specific questions regarding courses also. It’s always best to get the answer straight from the source. Good Luck!!</p>
<p>I was denied with a 3.6 GPA and 32 ACT. Totally want to transfer in.</p>
<p>I got in with a 29 ACT and 4.2 GPA. But I’m still in highschool so I’m not sure if it’s comparable to your situation.</p>
<p>Honestly your extra curriculars and ACT won’t matter too much when your GPA is that low. If you want to transfer into CSOM you ideally want at least a 3.6. Usually a 3.7 is what the counselors here tell students.</p>
<p>Hi guys - just an update. </p>
<p>I’m currently half way through retaking Algebra (first try I had a “D”, now I have an “A”) and Biology (just because no other classes were open that I needed to transfer to Carlson.) </p>
<p>I’m wondering, what my chances are if I got A’s from here on out - I still have to take Macro and Micro economics, and PreCalc/Calculus. If I ended up with A’s in my current classes, I believe I would be sitting at a 3.4, possibly close to a 3.5. </p>
<p>If I needed to, I can retake some courses that I didn’t do so well in, like Comp 1, which I got a “C”. The only issue is is that I took Comp 2 and got an “A”. I’m wondering if the admissions office would look down on retaking classes to bump my GPA? I mean, I’m already retaking Algebra. </p>
<p>Also, if I did get my GPA up to a 3.7 and retook my ACTs and received at least a 29, what are my realistic chances? </p>
<p>I have no extra-curriculars, and I have a less-than-stellar job history, which I see they require for non-traditional students. </p>
<p>What do you guys think?</p>